All the girls in this beautiful old town house waiting to see the casting director were sleek and dressed in what seemed to me like leather. I was wearing something very thick and woolly. I was convinced I was all wrong.

After that film won her international fame and recognition, she said it was then that she started being seen as an object.

It’s a thrill, obviously! It’s kind of every teenage girl’s dream — certainly mine, and then suddenly 20 years later here I am working with the man in such a close way that I actually got to know the man. Really, that was such a privilege, because I now count him as a friend.

4. She Said It Felt Right to Have a Baby Out of Wedlock

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Pike had two failed relationships before meeting Robie Uniacke, the father of her son, Solo.
This led her to tell the Daily Mail, “It is interesting to break all the rules. I’m not married, I have a baby, and it feels infinitely more right.”

5. She Had This Nude Swimming Scene

In the scene above, the two swim naked. She told Stylist what she thought about the nudity:

I was aware there would be nude scenes, but Women In Love is about intimacy. I have no interest in objectifying women, of course, but all four characters are searching for intimacy and naturally that involves sex. Also, I thought the scenes should be really erotic. I haven’t seen a sex scene that I’ve found sexy for ages.

Angela Barbutistarted her reporting career in the seventh grade at her middle school newspaper in Queens. She covers celebrities, movies and television for Heavy. She's had lunch with Tony Danza, and Dave Franco said he liked her accent. Reach her at angela@heavy.com or follow her on Twitter @angciao.May 2, 2014 4:22 pm